Talking of failed democratic states and elections, the ironically named 'Democratic Republic of Congo' prepares for just its second general elections in four decades - when the citizens of this ever failing state come out with statements such as "the state is dying but not yet dead" or "the state is ever present but completely useless", or "when you are rock bottom, you can still dig deeper", you realise that not much is expected in this exercise of 'democracy'.
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| DR Congo - Compared with Europe. |
This country is two thirds the size of Western Europe, with all the
resources in land, mineral wealth and natural resources than you can
point a pointy stick at, yet the Failed States Index
lists it as fourth in the list of the critically failed category of
states.
When you read that Zoe Kabila, the current President's brother,
ordered his Republican Guard escort to beat up two police traffic
officers because they did not give his 4x4 priority, you can see that
the words "free and fair" are not going to apply here ..... to elections or anything else.Given its size and resources the DR Congo should be a very prosperous country, but decades of war, military incompetence and brutality, corruption and absolute economic mismanagement have left it desperately poor.
This state truly is "The Heart Of Darkness"
This state truly is "The Heart Of Darkness"
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